CompShop
REMOTE · WWW.COMP-SHOP.COM · SCANNED SEP 23
Search 350+ compensation surveys by industry, region, or job title. Independent directory.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability84
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 771 tokens (~110/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities20
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2024-11-05; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
How do I install the CompShop MCP server?
CompShop is a hosted endpoint at https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · www.comp-shop.com
claude mcp add --transport http mkibrick-compshop 'https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"mkibrick-compshop": {
"url": "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"mkibrick-compshop": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.mkibrick-compshop] url = "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"mkibrick-compshop": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add mkibrick-compshop --url 'https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
mkibrick-compshop:
url: "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"mkibrick-compshop": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add mkibrick-compshop -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"mkibrick-compshop": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 26 Aug 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Aug 26 78
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 11 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 31 Jul 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 30 Jul 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 27 Jul 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 26 Jul 26 0
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 23 Sept 2026 · Probed https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=www.comp-shop.com | CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 24 Aug 2026 | 22 Nov 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 61ade1bebfb70accea8583fb00a8c95df33 |
| SANs: www.comp-shop.com | ||||||
| CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | a20253f15f2691c05dc1ce13b9bcca4e |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of www.comp-shop.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| comp-shop.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
find_surveys_for_position ~150
Find compensation surveys that benchmark a specific job title or position (e.g. 'Software Engineer', 'CPA', 'Sr Acct', 'head of finance'). Combines literal title matching with embedding-based semantic similarity, so abbreviations and paraphrases work — 'CPA' returns 'Certified Public Accountant', 'Sr Acct' returns 'Senior Accountant'. Reports per position are ranked to surface broad-coverage surveys (general-industry, US scope) before niche cuts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max position matches to return (default 5, max 20) |
| position | string | yes | Job title or position to look up (free text). Abbreviations and paraphrases are fine. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_report ~38
Detailed info on a single survey report by slug.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Report slug (e.g. 'pas-aggregates-industry'). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_vendor ~68
Detailed info on a specific vendor by slug, including all of their reports. Use after `search` or `list_vendors_by_industry` returns a candidate.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Vendor slug (e.g. 'mercer-benchmark-database', 'pas', 'wtw'). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_vendors_by_industry ~87
List every CompShop vendor that publishes surveys for a given industry. Use when the user asks 'what survey publishers cover [industry]?'
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| industry | string | yes | Industry category. One of: general-industry, healthcare, life-sciences, tech, media, financial-services, insurance, energy, construction, retail, higher-ed, legal, nonprofit, executive, free. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_vendors_by_region ~79
List vendors with survey coverage in a given region. Use when the user asks 'what publishers cover [region]?' Region is matched against both vendor-level scope and individual report scopes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| region | string | yes | One of: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, Global. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recommend_surveys ~195
Recommend the best-fit compensation surveys given a hiring/benchmarking context. Use when the user asks 'what survey should I use for [situation]?' Returns ranked vendors with rationale. Required: industry. Optional: region, role focus.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| industry | string | yes | Primary industry. One of: general-industry, healthcare, life-sciences, tech, media, financial-services, insurance, energy, construction, retail, higher-ed, legal, nonprofit, executive, free. |
| limit | integer | – | Max recommendations (default 5, max 10) |
| region | string | – | Optional. One of: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, Global. |
| role_focus | string | – | Optional free-text describing the role types being benchmarked (e.g. 'software engineers', 'physicians', 'sales reps', 'CEO and C-suite'). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search ~91
Free-text search across the CompShop directory of compensation surveys. Returns matching vendors, reports, job families, and positions. Use for open-ended discovery questions like 'biotech surveys in Europe' or 'CEO compensation data'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max results per group (default 5, max 15) |
| query | string | yes | Free-text query (job title, industry, vendor, geography, etc.) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the CompShop MCP server?
CompShop is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.mkibrick/compshop. Search 350+ compensation surveys by industry, region, or job title. Independent directory. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.comp-shop.com/api/mcp).
Is the CompShop MCP server safe to use?
CompShop scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the CompShop MCP server expose?
CompShop exposes 7 tools: search, list_vendors_by_industry, list_vendors_by_region, find_surveys_for_position, get_vendor, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 708 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the CompShop MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to CompShop without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the CompShop MCP server still maintained?
CompShop is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.